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Topic: Canon EOS-1D X DXOMark Sensor Scores (Read 38076 times)

For those that careI was sent an email claiming the results of DXOMark’s testing of the Canon EOS-1D X. I have not yet seen it on their site, so don’t take these numbers as official until they’re up.

DxO score: 90
DR: 12.8
Color depth: 24.9 bits
ISO: 3296

Do what you will with these numbers. They do show that the 1D X has the “best” technical numbers as far as sensor testing goes. This puts the 1D X above the Nikon D4, but below the D600 & D800. I know people love to debate the numbers from DXOMark.

I guess the big question is why they didn't use the same sensor for the 5D mark III

Obvious answer: Because the 5d3 is for landscape, too, and thus had to have a higher mp count than the 5d2, and because Canon needed some distinction between 1dx/5d3 except fps when they put the 1dx af into the 5d3. But I guess the dxo numbers - however they compare to Nikon - mean that many people would still happily trade their 22mp 5d3 sensor for a 1dx one with some less mp.

But I guess the dxo numbers - however they compare to Nikon - mean that many people would still happily trade their 22mp 5d3 sensor for a 1dx one with some less mp.

Well, and this meshes with reality. All the reviews I've seen show that while the 5d3 is great in low-light, the 1DX is that sort of eye-opening camera in terms of how it handles low-light (and the AF system ultimately helps that even more). The review where the Nikon guy partially switched to the 1DX for example, he was talking about how impressed he was with how little noise there was at pretty high ISO levels.